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Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember meets Louis Sachar's Holes in this imaginative and hilarious middle grade novel from New York Times bestselling author Michael Perry.
When the world started to fall apart, the government gave everyone two choices: move into the Bubble Cities…or take their chances outside. Maggie's family chose to live in the world that was left behind. Deciding it's time to grow up and grow tough, Maggie rechristens herself "Ford Falcon"—a name inspired by the beat-up car she finds at a nearby junkyard. Ford's family goes to this junkyard to scavenge for things they can use or barter with the other people who live OutBubble. Her family has been able to survive this brave new world by working together. But when Ford comes home one day to discover her home ransacked and her family missing, she must find the strength to rescue her loved ones with the help of some unlikely friends.
The Scavengers is a wholly original tween novel that combines an action-packed adventure, a heartfelt family story, and a triumphant journey of self-discovery in a world where one person's junk is another person's key to survival. Katherine Applegate, author of the Newbery Medal winner The One and Only Ivan, raves "Michael Perry pulls out all the stops in this colorful tale."
The Scavengers, by Michael Perry - Amazon Sales Rank: #149290 in Books
- Brand: Perry, Michael
- Published on: 2015-09-08
- Released on: 2015-09-08
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.63" h x .67" w x 5.13" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 336 pages
The Scavengers, by Michael Perry From School Library Journal Gr 4–7—Perry creates a version of the future where climate change and the threat of terrorism are wreaking havoc on the world. The government has partnered with the CornVivia Corporation to control corn production after seizing all the farmland in the country through eminent domain. Yet citizens beg the government to do something to protect everyone. The government responds by creating Bubble Cities—domed, protected cities. The corn that the CornVivia Corporation grows is called URCorn and is genetically modified to cure "cancer and diabetes and baldness and bad skin and arthritis and pretty much whatever ails you." For those families, like Maggie's, that chose to live "Out Bubble," they work very hard to survive off of the less-desirable land. Maggie's family is lucky—when they finally find a place to settle after drifting for a few years, they end up with Toad and Arlinda as neighbors. Toad and Arlinda take Maggie, her parents, and her little brother Henry under their wing teaching them about gardening, wild plants, pig latin, and spoonerisms. Both jargons are explained in the book, and for the most part, decoding the words isn't difficult; struggling readers may get distracted. One day Maggie comes home to find it ransacked and her entire family missing. She makes it her mission to find them. The unique and interesting cast of multidimensional primary and secondary characters are the narrative's strength. The portrayal of the government and corporations is not flattering, and at times the political message overwhelms the plot. However, this was an enjoyable read and Maggie is a strong, brave, adventurous, and resourceful role model for younger readers.—Amy Commers, South St. Paul Public Library, MN
Review “Michael Perry pulls out all the stops in this colorful tale. You gotta love Ford Falcon, an intrepid heroine who can pepper-bomb a solar bear while quoting Emily Dickinson. As her friend Toad might say: Le-dightful.” (Katherine Applegate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Medal book The One and Only Ivan)“This brave, smart, funny, independent young hero is totally unlike anyone I’ve seen before, and she uses her wits to survive in a world unlike anything I could have dreamt up.” (Wendy Mass, New York Times bestselling author of The Candymakers)“Gifted and gritty, Ford Falcon is a heroine with heart. She grabs you by both arms and hauls you into her world—a haunting futurescape where you have to be inventive to survive, where every decision has a price. Michael Perry’s writing is exquisite, humorous and thrilling.” (Leslie Connor, author of Waiting for Normal)“A fast-paced, post-apocalyptic Laura Ingalls Wilder wilderness story. Comparisons to other gritty, engaging tough-girl-with-a-strong-moral-compass stories are inevitable, but Maggie has originality and grit to spare.” (Kirkus Reviews)“Ford Falcon capably demonstrates how a smart, determined kid might handle the end of the world and her place in it.” (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)“Unique and interesting cast of characters. Maggie is a strong, brave, adventurous, and resourceful role model for younger readers.” (School Library Journal)
From the Back Cover
I wedged my fists on my hips and I announced that Maggie was yesterday, and from this day forward I would answer only to Ford Falcon.
When the world fell apart, most people moved into the Bubble Cities. After her parents chose to live OutBubble, Maggie decided it was time to grow up and grow tough. She's renamed herself Ford Falcon, and she spends her days scavenging in a junkyard while fending off occasional attacks from solar bears and GreyDevils.
Although times are hard, Ford's family has been making do. But when she returns from a bartering trip to find her home ransacked and her family gone, Ford must prove she is brave enough to face this wild world alone and overcome whatever obstacles stand in the way of rescuing her loved ones.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Good first try writing children's literature. By LMoPaulin I love Michael Perry's books. I was a bit skeptical about how his children's book might turn out since a majority of his books geared toward adults arise from his own life. I was not disappointed. I liked this book because, although it follows the dystopian genre, it remains hopeful. There is very little violence, likable characters and an underlying positive message not only for child readers but adult readers as well. For those readers who like violence, darkness and despair, this is not your book. It is instead for those readers who enjoy a bit of Laura Ingalls Wilder mixed with some Emily Dickenson and that no nonsense girl everyone knew when growing up. Your child will learn a lot from this book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A titillating novel By Night Owl Reviews Scavengers, by Michael Perry, is a titillating novel. ‘Ford Falcon’ is a favorite character of mine. It’s amazing how this young adult copes with the things going on in her life. Survival is a hot topic these days and this depiction of life in the future will surely make one think. What would I do? The journey this story takes is just far out there enough to be real, and that’s what makes it scary. We all like to think we’d protect the younger generation, but in a sense we’d need them to protect us. Ford Falcon’s reaction to her environment is not only interesting, but fun. The fact that she named herself after a car she found is one of the many incidents I love. From start to finish and young to old, all will love how the characters interact with one another. How they adapt to their surroundings is ingenious. This one will grab you from page one…and keep you ‘til the end.Review by: Pamela RobinsonDisclosure: Review copy from the publisher for an honest review.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Bookworm Speaks!- The Scavengers by Michael Perry By Jordan T. Brantley Bookworm SpeaksThe Scavenger’s by Michael Perry****The Story: When the world started to fall apart, the government gave everyone two choices: move into the Bubble Cities . . . or take their chances outside. Maggie's family chose to live in the world that was left behind. Deciding it's time to grow up and grow tough, Maggie rechristens herself "Ford Falcon"—a name inspired by the beat-up car she finds at a nearby junkyard. The same junkyard where Ford's family goes to scavenge for things they can use and barter with the other people who live OutBubble. Her family has been able to survive this brave new world by working together. But when Ford comes home one day to discover her home ransacked and her family missing, she must find the strength to rescue her loved ones with the help of some friends.The Good: What sets this book apart from the endless myriad of dystopia fiction up for grabs is the setting. The world outside doesn't feel like a barren wasteland. It is an abandoned world that has returned to nature but not the same nature as before. What many writers tend to forget is that nature is more resilient than we think. Everyone though Hiroshima and Chernobyl would be lifeless wastelands but soon the grass grew back. The nature of humanity is well done too. The contrast between the bubble cities and guarded corn fields and the life of the outsiders can draw parallels to contemporary society.The world Ford Falcon lives in is constructed beautifully. It is a secondhand world but it lives and breathes in a way that seems very tangible. The characters that Ford Falcon encounter are well-written and seem like the kind of character’s one would encounter in a post-apocalyptic world when the societal pressures to conform have fallen away.It’s also to the book’s credit that Ford Falcon has her whole family with her. All too often the cliche is that the main character is an orphan or comes from a single parent household. Ford Falcon is with her mother and father and younger brother. All of them are fully realized characters or at least realized enough for the protagonist of that age. The mother is a particularly compelling character, whose sense of loss of the world she knew is quite tangible within the narrative. Her love of books is a very nice touch as well.Ford Falcon’s younger brother is really more of a side character than anything else, but he is unique in how he seems to be autistic. That’s fairly rare in this kind of fiction and serves as another level of challenge for the main character.No spoilers but the books ending is definitely not what most would expect. It is almost shocking and completely different from books in this genre. It may be setting up the possibility for sequels but the unorthodox ending alone is why fans of all ages should read this book.The Flaws: While the setting is very strong, the background on the other hand is lacking. The exact nature of what exactly caused the world to fall apart is somewhat vague. Throughout the book there are mentions of global warming, terrorism, genetically altered food and paranoia run amok but no concrete explanation. While it is to the author’s credit that he doesn’t utilize exposition, a more clear story of how the world came to be would be preferred. Again perhaps it is being saved for sequels.The villains are kind of weak. We get no real sense of their motivations and they are given names by the character which fit, but frankly are too childish to really take seriously. Perhaps that is the point.This book is good for breaking several tropes found in this genre but it falls into one that is very common and frankly overdone: the zombie trope. Throughout the book there is this lingering threat of mutated beasts that were once human and could overrun them at anytime. Done to death is what that is. The sad reality is, humanity doesn’t need zombies, gangs of normal humans could do exactly what happens in the book easily. Even the “science” explaining how they came to be is kind of flimsy. The author seemed to make an attempt to explain how they mutated in a somewhat realistic fashion but fell short and was not even vague enough to utilize handwavium. It wasn’t needed in the beginning anyway.Final Verdict: The Scavenger’s is a unique take on popular genre that is worth a read no matter the age group.Four out Five Starsthecultureworm.blogspot.com
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